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用"是不是"的问句

HSK 2Lesson 2
Questions with "是不是"
结构Pattern
主语 Subject是不是谓语 Predicate
他是不是生病了
你是不是不想去
你们是不是没有时间
解释Explanation

说话人对一件事已经有了一个猜想,想让对方确认的时候,可以用"是不是"提问。"是不是"可以放在谓语前面,也可以放在句子后面(……,是不是?)。回答用"是"或者"不是"。

Use 是不是 when you already have a guess and want the other person to confirm it, like "isn't it?" or "is it true that...?". It can go right before the predicate (他是不是生病了?) or be tagged onto the end of a statement (你是马克的朋友,是不是?). Answer with 是 or 不是. In pinyin, 不 is usually light here: shì bu shì.

例句Examples
  • 你是不是生病了?
    Nǐ shì bu shì shēng bìng le?
    Are you sick?
  • 王明是不是很忙?
    Wáng Míng shì bu shì hěn máng?
    Is Wang Ming busy?
  • 你是马克的朋友,是不是?
    Nǐ shì Mǎkè de péngyou, shì bu shì?
    You're Mark's friend, aren't you?
  • 明天会下雨,是不是?
    Míngtiān huì xià yǔ, shì bu shì?
    It's going to rain tomorrow, isn't it?
练习Practice

Tap chips to arrange them into a correct sentence. Translation: Are you sick?

Arrange the sentence0/4
(all chips placed — tap one in the answer to take it back)